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Once a month for the past nine years, we’ve put out the question, “How’s your MS today?”

Each time, we’ve taken advantage of this space to check in with ourselves, check out what others are experiencing, and check off our list of MS symptoms that are better, worse, or the same as the previous month.

Here we are in July, more than halfway through the year, so it's time to do it again.

This is obviously a subjective scale, but you are the subject. You are the only one living inside of your head, your body, and your spirit. You are the only one who can answer this question.

As a side note, I’m pleased to say that the LWM3S seems to be catching on: I’ve even heard of people using it now when they visit their doctors to help them explain how they’re feeling.

But getting back to my MS today, I’m going to have to say that I’m at a 4 (down from a 6.5 in June). However, looking back on the past several months, that’s a big improvement. And what’s funny about it is that I am “worse” in a lot of ways than I have been in a long, long time.

I seem to have entered a new plane of MS existence this past month. Many of us know that “walking through water” feeling when MS grabs hold of our legs. Well, it feels as if MS has done that to my whole self.

This isn’t an episode of MS depression. I’m not feeling low or down, and I still find joy in my days. It’s more like my mind and body have been wrapped in a wet MS blanket, and I’m moving and thinking my way through the days with more effort.

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